Side Look Longhorn by Carol Aaron

Side Look Longhorn
Carol Aaron
Encaustic medium on cradled birch with pigment, oils and image transfer
30"h x 30"w x 1.6"d, unframed 
2024

The Longhorns living next door to my friends in Moody TX.

Due to the wax finished nature of encaustic works, they should not be hung in direct sunlight.


Get to Know the Artist:
Although I had dabbled in metal sculpture, I worked primarily in photography and acrylics for most of my art life. The first time I saw an encaustic demo however, I fell in love with the medium and dropped everything else I was working on for it. I moved away from Austin shortly after my infatuation started and began using my time in Baltimore to learn all I could on how to paint with wax. After much trial, error and enlightened mistakes I got to know the medium well, and how I wanted to use it. For seventeen years now I have worked exclusively in encaustics and have had my paintings in shows, stores and galleries from Maryland to California. I have been back home to Austin for the last eight years and I’m still learning and inventing new ways to create with encaustics. I have a lovely studio in north Austin where I paint and teach private students.